about "ask me your burning maths questions" topic

[jtoh]

Mum1113:

jtoh:

[quote=\"Mum1113\"]Heard about 2007, 2009 MA was tough. So 2011 as well ? In my son's MA class, the MA teacher alerts the whole class as a head-start in the very 1st day of school.

I suspect so. The 2009 paper was a killer.

sounds like odd year is difficult. Not only MA perhaps. Sweat ![/quote]2009's PSLE was difficult, that's why I predicted that 2010's PSLE would be easy and it was. So will 2011's be tough? :roll:

[Mum1113]

jtoh:

2009's PSLE was difficult, that's why I predicted that 2010's PSLE would be easy and it was. So will 2011's be tough? :roll:

And which year was that 293 t-score for the Top PSLE scorer, 2007 or 2009 ? Is there co-relation between difficulty level and T-score ?

[Pen88n]

Mum1113:

Jennifer:

[quote=\"Mum1113\"]sounds like odd year is difficult. Not only MA perhaps. Sweat !

Dun scare pple like this. I hv a 2011 P4 boy. PSLE 2013. This one very unlike my elder boy, I will more sleepless nights :nailbite:

U are not alone. I have 2011 and 2013 PSLE boys. Am I going to be worse off :imdrowning:[/quote]Maybe better off. When paper is tough, mean will be lower. So if your kid did above average on a lower mean, T-score will be higher. Easy paper does not mean high T-score.

The only difference is the \"feel-good\" factor after the paper - difficult paper made parents and kids and worried till results time!

[Pen88n]

Mum1113:

jtoh:

2009's PSLE was difficult, that's why I predicted that 2010's PSLE would be easy and it was. So will 2011's be tough? :roll:

And which year was that 293 t-score for the Top PSLE scorer, 2007 or 2009 ? Is there co-relation between difficulty level and T-score ?

I think it is 2007.

[Pen88n]

jtoh:

Mum1113:

Heard about 2007, 2009 MA was tough. So 2011 as well ? In my son's MA class, the MA teacher alerts the whole class as a head-start in the very 1st day of school.

I suspect so. The 2009 paper was a killer.

DS Maths teacher told the class so as well. Que sera sera, whatever will be will be.....I told DS if it is difficult paper, the whole cohort still gets the same paper. No one has advantage / disadvantage over anyone else. So, just do his best!

[Picolo]

Pen88n:

jtoh:

[quote=\"Mum1113\"]Heard about 2007, 2009 MA was tough. So 2011 as well ? In my son's MA class, the MA teacher alerts the whole class as a head-start in the very 1st day of school.

I suspect so. The 2009 paper was a killer.

DS Maths teacher told the class so as well. Que sera sera, whatever will be will be.....I told DS if it is difficult paper, the whole cohort still gets the same paper. No one has advantage / disadvantage over anyone else. So, just do his best![/quote]Though everyone in the cohort sits the same paper, the difficulty level of the math paper will affect the students' competitive advantage. Eg. for a simple paper, the student who is more careful will get better score. For a difficult paper, the student who have practised more types of 'difficult questions' has a better chance of a A*, more exposure what... :evil:

[acforfamily]

hmm when I started this topic, I was hoping that I will be comforted that these math questions are just a rarity. Unfortunately, it has only worsened my fears

[ChiefKiasu]

acforfamily:

hmm when I started this topic, I was hoping that I will be comforted that these math questions are just a rarity. Unfortunately, it has only worsened my fears

Better to understand and face the reality than to live a momentary existence of bliss through ignorance.
It is true that a number of those questions in the Maths Guru thread are olympiad-type questions, but equally true that others posted there are fair game for PSLE.
If you want pure PSLE questions, stick to the PSLE Maths thread. Actually, it is not much better there either :scared: .

[RRMummy]

ChiefKiasu:

If you want pure PSLE questions, stick to the PSLE Maths thread. Actually, it is not much better there either :scared: .

I have the exact same feeling.. actually made me have a nightmare the other night... :faint:

[Mum1113]

ChiefKiasu:

acforfamily:

hmm when I started this topic, I was hoping that I will be comforted that these math questions are just a rarity. Unfortunately, it has only worsened my fears

Better to understand and face the reality than to live a momentary existence of bliss through ignorance.
It is true that a number of those questions in the Maths Guru thread are olympiad-type questions, but equally true that others posted there are fair game for PSLE.
If you want pure PSLE questions, stick to the PSLE Maths thread. Actually, it is not much better there either :scared: .

Chief, I won't say I live in ignorance for past years and only to wake up this year when ds in taking his PSLE this year.......but joining this forum only beginning of this year does give me Heads Up and live in more Reality when so many helpful parents are here to share their experiences which at times, can be really s-c-a-r-y ....